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Hundreds of Emerson College alumni will return to Boston this weekend to catch up with classmates and find out what their alma mater’s been up to at Alumni Weekend 2016. … Continue Reading Emerson Alumni to Reconnect and Celebrate
Emerson student Elizabeth Capot ’17 won one of the largest cash prizes ever offered by a national writing competition for a short film script. Capot was given $10,000 after finishing … Continue Reading Students, Alumni Score in National Film/TV Writing Competitions
Diversity leaders joined a public relations trailblazer and teenage organizers to lead a symposium about the transformative power of communication on May 27 at the Bordy Theater. The symposium kicked … Continue Reading Teens, Professionals Talk About Diversity at Emerson
A Disney Channel executive, an Emmy Award-winning television host, a multimedia consultant, and a late-night TV writer will be honored by Emerson College during this year’s Alumni Weekend festivities. Naketha … Continue Reading Emerson to Honor Four Alumni for Achievements in Communications, Arts
Derek Thomson ’16, right, and his brother, Dylan, at the start of their 4,500-mile bike ride across the United States to raise money for Derek’s high school principal, who is … Continue Reading Emerson Grad Riding Bike Coast to Coast for Principal with ALS
The Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellows welcomed an additional 21 members this May, bringing the total number who have participated in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s annual program to 104, … Continue Reading Emerson Faculty Members Complete Inclusive Excellence Program
Students from the Emerson College Communication Studies Department collaborated with fellow students from around the world to come up with a campaign to save marine mammals during the Global Communications … Continue Reading Comm Studies Students Pitch Campaigns in Abu Dhabi
As a sophomore in high school, Dhruv Singh was quick to form an opinion and slow to change it. Three years in Youth LEAD, a Sharon, Massachusetts–based youth leadership … Continue Reading Emerson Hosting Youth Conference, Inviting Community to “Lean In”
MJ Halberstadt ’10 won an Eliot Norton Award for Outstanding New Script for his play, The Launch Prize. Actress Jennifer Coolidge ’85 was one of several Emerson College alumni and … Continue Reading Emerson Alumni, Faculty Take Top Theater Awards
Left to right, comedians Liza Donnelly, Erin Jackson, Wendy Liebman, Chris Tabb, Kelly MacFarland, and Vicky Kuperman, at last year’s Share a Laugh Comedy Show at the Somerville Theatre. Photo/Ellen … Continue Reading Emerson Sponsoring Comedy Benefit for Grassroots Nonprofits